Yeesh. There have been exactly two games of baseball played in the last week, and UncleWalt is already leading the fantasy league.
March 27, 2024: UW
March 26, 2024: Free TV
For all you people with that pink mobile network that starts with a T (and as a reminder to myself), today is the day to hook up an Em El Bee TV package for freezies.
March 25, 2024: Spring Break!
For us though, that just means more hoops to jump through to keep the kids occupied while we work.
Happy Birthday–March 25
Frank Dwyer (1868)
Clyde Milan (1887)
John Fetzer (1901)
Dutch Leonard (1909)
Jimmie Crutchfield (1910)
Lester Lockett (1912)
Ryohei Hasegawa (1930)
Woodie Held (1932)
Frank Peters (1944)
Lee Mazzilli (1955)
Jeff Kunkel (1962)
Tom Glavine (1966)
Erik Schullstrom (1969)
Travis Fryman (1969)
Dan Wilson (1969)
Neal Cotts (1980)
Hyun Jin Ryu (1987)
Mike Zunino (1991)
John Fetzer was the majority owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1961-1983.
Ryohei Hasegawa was a star in Japan in the 1950s and was also a coach, manager, and broadcaster there.
Frank Peters was a minor league player and manager. On August 31, 1974, while managing the Portland Mavericks, he had each player play each position for one inning. Portland won the game over the Tri-City Ports, 8-7.
There were six major league players born on March 25, 1969. In addition to the three listed above, Eric Helfand, Paul Menhart, and Scott Sanders were born on that date. I don't know whether that's a record, but it seems like it has to be pretty close.
Kim Gordon – Air BnB
Another instance of doing the "play something from the last record since nothing from the new record has a good video yet" thing
March 24, 2024: Proper
I don't know about you, but I've actually been happy that we're having proper spring temperatures lately. 70s in February just seems wrong.
Happy Birthday–March 24
Kip Selbach (1872)
Roy Thomas (1874)
Mike Mowrey (1884)
Fatty Arbuckle (1887)
Ernie Shore (1891)
George Sisler (1893)
Jesus Alou (1942)
Mark Marquess (1947)
Garry Templeton (1956)
Bruce Hurst (1958)
Wilson Alvarez (1970)
Steve Karsay (1972)
Jose Valverde (1978)
Corey Hart (1982)
Dustin McGowan (1982)
Chad Gaudin (1983)
Starlin Castro (1990)
Silent film comedian Fatty Arbuckle was the owner of the Vernon Tigers of the Pacific Coast League from about 1918-1921.
Mark Marquess was the head baseball coach of Stanford from 1977-2017.
No players with connections to the Twins were born on this day; however, we would like to wish a very happy birthday to Mom SBG.
Googoosh – Sekkeh Khorshid
March 23, 2024: Happy Birthday?
I know it's someone's birthday today. Like, someone I knew but isn't really a part of my life anymore. Hopefully it will come to me.
Happy Birthday–March 23
Elmer Smith (1868)
Gavvy Cravath (1881)
Cy Slapnicka (1886)
Ray Kremer (1893)
Johnny Moore (1902)
Bill Harvey (1908)
Johnny Logan (1927)
Jim Lemon (1928)
Lee May (1943)
George Scott (1944)
Pat Bourque (1947)
Lanny Frattare (1948)
Bo Diaz (1953)
Mrs. A (1954)
Mike Remlinger (1966)
Chris Turner (1969)
Joel Peralta (1976)
Mark Buehrle (1979)
Dellin Betances (1988)
Isiah Kiner-Falefa (1995)
Gavvy Cravath's given name is Clifford Carlton Cravath. He got the nickname "Gavvy" because he once hit a ball that killed a seagull, which in Spanish is "gaviota".
Cy Slapnicka was a long-time scout. Players he is credited with signing include Bob Feller, Lou Boudreau, and Herb Score. Somehow, "Cy Slapnicka" just sounds like a name a baseball scout should have.
Lanny Frattare was a radio broadcaster for the Pirates from 1976-2008.
Happy birthday to my Hall of Fame wife.